Dubai construction industry ‘revival’ fuels optimism

Construction boom is coming back to Dubai. Currently, a number of small and huge projects have been going on in the emirates, an important tourist destination. According to figures from Dubai civic body, the  building department of Dubai Municipality has permitted to construct 23,243 buildings in Dubai in 2012, indicating the revival of the constructionindustry. “Total construction permissions include 12,952 private villas, 1,366 commercial villas, 2,182 industrial buildings, 2,227 facilities, 3,339 multistory buildings and 1,117 floor additions. The licensed transactions reached 14,376. The buildings under construction totaled at 11,723 and verification at 20,466,”  says Yusuf Abdullah, acting director of the municipal buildings department. The civic body has also updated the register of consulting and contracting companies as per the record of its economic department. According to Abdullah, there are currently 632 consulting offices and 5,635 contracting companies in Dubai. The department issued 2,421 completion certificates for implemented projects. The number of applications to change the consultants and contractors reached to 1,664, while the disputes amounted to 287. The department also demolished 197 sites during the year. The officials inspected 98,891 sites in different areas of the city. These numbers indicate the revival of construction industry and the civic body undertakes all these procedures and inspections to confirm the safety of buildings and protect the lives of public in line with the vision of Dubai Municipality to create an excellent city that provides essence of success and comfort of sustainable living, Abdullah said. Source: Arab News